WHITE, LUTHER ROBBIN (1842 - 1869)

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Editorial Notes from Robert L. Nelson

L. R. White
Soquel Cemetery

Luther White was born in approximately 1841 in Illinois. On November 21, 1861 he enlisted in Company K of the 5th California Infantry in Santa Cruz , served in Arizona and New Mexico and was mustered out on November 27, 1864. After returning to Santa Cruz he worked as a Laborer and lived near Soquel Creek until his death on April 5, 1869.

Date of Birth: 1842

Date of Death: 1869-04-05

County: Santa Cruz

Cemetery/City of Burial: Soquel Cemetery

Occupation: Laborer

Last City: Soquel 67

Native of: IL

Enlisted: 1861/11/20

Discharged: 1864/11/27

Military Unit: CA_ 5 Inf_ Co K

Rank: Pvt

Military Notes: E-S.Crz_ M/O-LsCrcs_NM

GAR#: N/R

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records

CW Reference: Orton's CMiWR

Creator: Nelson, Robert L.

Source: Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004.

Date: Undated

Coverage: Santa Cruz (County)

Rights: Reproduced by permission of Robert L. Nelson.

Identifier: OS-1076

Collection

Remembering Our Own: Santa Cruz Veterans

Citation

Nelson, Robert L. “WHITE, LUTHER ROBBIN (1842 - 1869).” Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134052. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.